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any vote we take is going to kill us. all we want to do is put our head down and get through the last two months. there's some of that intense, defensive crouch, risk aversion that's also driving. >> let me ask you about whether or not the democrats are really going to press ahead. frank rich obviously very influential wrote how fdr in 1936 was able to turn populist anger against the economy into political advantage even though they were the party in power by saying that republicans were the party of the financial bad guys, the people who were getting rich while everyone else suffered and he welcomed their hatred. is there any hope, any legs to this as a potential strategy for the democrats left? >> well, there are legs although i would say that gdp growth in 1936 was actually quite positive. the country was actually growing. it had this horrible trough and part of the reason roosevelt was so popular at that point, gdp growth was actually quite remarkable in that year. it then went back down. there was a double dip. so, l
any vote we take is going to kill us. all we want to do is put our head down and get through the last two months. there's some of that intense, defensive crouch, risk aversion that's also driving. >> let me ask you about whether or not the democrats are really going to press ahead. frank rich obviously very influential wrote how fdr in 1936 was able to turn populist anger against the economy into political advantage even though they were the party in power by saying that republicans were...
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pass-through business types commonly used by small businesses." they call them pass-through companies because they file no taxes, passing through profits to the owners who report them on their individual tax returns instead. in short, they are considered small, not because they have a small payroll, but because they have a small number of owners. it's not the income that's small, it's not the number of employees that's small, it's just the total number of owners that's small. in the case of "s" corps, up to 100 owners. >> my colleagues and i -- >> when politicians talk about small businesses, they are including any company that pays taxes as a pass-through. house democrats last week identified three limited partnerships that file as pass-throughs. a pipeline company called enterprise, the wall street firm, kohlberg, kravitz, and roberts, and the accounting firm pricewaterhousecoopers. the koch brothers own website lists partnership after partnership after partnership that make up a small business empire of 70,000 employees. according to the "washi
pass-through business types commonly used by small businesses." they call them pass-through companies because they file no taxes, passing through profits to the owners who report them on their individual tax returns instead. in short, they are considered small, not because they have a small payroll, but because they have a small number of owners. it's not the income that's small, it's not the number of employees that's small, it's just the total number of owners that's small. in the case...
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thanks for being with us. "countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? the great republican small business scam. small business is a brand name. the shocking truth about which businesses are called small businesses and why. the "chicago tribune," a "small business." bechtel, small business. a "countdown" special report, small in name only. with pulitzer prize-winning journalist david k. johnson and chris hayes. >>> and the story of the route to the truth. via lawsuits and this rare slip of honesty. >> when you start to look at who's going to be taxed, about half of all small business income will be taxed under the president's proposal. >> old man yells at cloud. john mccain loses it when confronted by the fact that the military has investigated gay personnel, despite the supposed protections of don't ask, don't tell. >> i know the military very well. and i know what's being done. and what is being done is that they are not seeking out people
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blame each other and divide us. is there a high road to take in a bad economy election or do you see both parties likely just seeking to out scapegoat or out blame the other guys? >> you know, it is tough because history tells us that we do a sort of ethnic balkanization, sort of pulling to our own kind and claiming that whoever is not like us must somehow be to blame for our economic downturn. if there is a high road at all, you know, interestingly, we saw a little bit of boehner trying to do it during the passage of the wall street bail out and we saw barack obama doing it toed. when president obama talked about his economic plan it was framed very similar to both how his 2008 speeches but even his 2004 speech, sort of no red america, no blue america, there's only the united states of america. well, similarly today he said, really, all americans are in this boat together. again, strangely enough, this was similarly how boehner was suggesting republicans should be thinking about the wall street bail out in '08, tha
blame each other and divide us. is there a high road to take in a bad economy election or do you see both parties likely just seeking to out scapegoat or out blame the other guys? >> you know, it is tough because history tells us that we do a sort of ethnic balkanization, sort of pulling to our own kind and claiming that whoever is not like us must somehow be to blame for our economic downturn. if there is a high road at all, you know, interestingly, we saw a little bit of boehner trying...
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some of us may want a few more cuts. some of us may want higher revenues. but understand that there are fact and a reality there that go beyond the political rhetoric. and we're not going to be able to solve this problem just by yelling at each other. >> let me ask you about one more specific thing the tea party argues that you're well-positioned to speak to. some in the tea party argue that the constitution has been perverted in a way that gives government license to get involved in any activity -- the commerce clause, your former constitutional law professor. what's your analysis of that? >> the truth of the matter is that the federal government is probably less intrusive now than it was 30 years ago. our tax rates are lower now than they were under ronald reagan. they're much lower than they were under dwight eisenhower. there are areas we regulate more. but everybody here probably thinks it's a good idea that we regulate the food industry so we don't get e. coli and salmonella. that requires somebody overseeing businesses, some of them may not have the
some of us may want a few more cuts. some of us may want higher revenues. but understand that there are fact and a reality there that go beyond the political rhetoric. and we're not going to be able to solve this problem just by yelling at each other. >> let me ask you about one more specific thing the tea party argues that you're well-positioned to speak to. some in the tea party argue that the constitution has been perverted in a way that gives government license to get involved in any...
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it won't get us there. it won't get us there. >> mr. boehner meantime fired the day's opening salvo with the release of house republicans' two step plan on jobs and spending and two step it is. number one cut nonsecurity related spending to 2008 levels, with some exceptions for programs affecting seniors and veterans. number two, freeze all current tax rates for two years. that would obviously include, yep, the bush tax cuts for the rich. >> why wouldn't we work together to make it clear that all current tax rates will be extended for the next two years? >> so you're open -- >> what that will do is help small businesses who have no clue what the coming tax rates are going to be, gives them some certainty. >> and the very latest now on polls that are predicting doom for the democrats. except when they don't predict that. the gallup survey of registered voters on party preference for the mid-term elections. last week it measured the largest republican advantage in 68 years of gallup asking that question. but now after five weeks of the re
it won't get us there. it won't get us there. >> mr. boehner meantime fired the day's opening salvo with the release of house republicans' two step plan on jobs and spending and two step it is. number one cut nonsecurity related spending to 2008 levels, with some exceptions for programs affecting seniors and veterans. number two, freeze all current tax rates for two years. that would obviously include, yep, the bush tax cuts for the rich. >> why wouldn't we work together to make it...
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where is this all heading for us? >> i think it's hard to take this out of context and look at it as an isolated event. people will disagree about whether or not it's going to achieve its purpose. i'm sure very sincere purpose of being a force for moderation and tolerance and dialogue and bringing people together. it comes in the context of this larger discussion in the united states about how we think about islamabad and how we think about muslims in america and along with the poll you sited in the beginning, very unfortunate trends. the question to ask is, where are people getting this information and islamic terrorism and islamic radicalism from many main stream clerics and intellectuals and scholars throughout the muslim world. very little of this is reported in the united states, mostly of what we hear is, why aren't they speaking out? they are speaking out in many voices and we don't always hear this. >> is there a reverse happening. there are people hearing about the voices of moderation in the united states as
where is this all heading for us? >> i think it's hard to take this out of context and look at it as an isolated event. people will disagree about whether or not it's going to achieve its purpose. i'm sure very sincere purpose of being a force for moderation and tolerance and dialogue and bringing people together. it comes in the context of this larger discussion in the united states about how we think about islamabad and how we think about muslims in america and along with the poll you...
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has already used chemical weapons to kill thousands of people. >> suddam hussein has and used mass destruction weapons against america. that, of course, has turned out to be bull puck key as well. press secretary said this. make no mistake, as i said earlier, we have high confidence that they have weapons of mass destruction. that is what this war was about and is about. no it isn't and no it wasn't ever. even the bush administration was forced to concede reluctantly that there were not weapons of mass destruction where upon the president decided to make it into a joke. >> no weapons over there. maybe under here. >> that was just as hilarious at the time as it still is today, with more than 4,400 american lives to bolster the belly laughs. ultimately, none of the things our government, at the time, told us were the reasons we had to start a war in iraq were true. opponents of the war said they thought that at the time, and pretty much everybody else realized it soon after things really got going in iraq. so then after iraq did 9/11, after iraq has wmds, after those, the justification for the w
has already used chemical weapons to kill thousands of people. >> suddam hussein has and used mass destruction weapons against america. that, of course, has turned out to be bull puck key as well. press secretary said this. make no mistake, as i said earlier, we have high confidence that they have weapons of mass destruction. that is what this war was about and is about. no it isn't and no it wasn't ever. even the bush administration was forced to concede reluctantly that there were not...
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using the u.n. oil for food program to try to influence countries and companies in an effort to undermine sanctions. america is safer today with saddam hussein in prison. >> that was really the most amazing one. president bush who went to war in defiance of the u.n., went to war in iraq in defiance of the u.n., trying to retroactively convince us that really we only went to war against iraq to protect the integrity of the u.n. oil for food program. we're just taking care of our buddies at the u.n. in the end, after riffling through all of those different rationales for invading, the bush administration pretty much settled on the loan justification that nobody could take issue with. the loan justification that saddam hussein was a bad man. >> i sent american troops to iraq to make its people free. removing saddam hussein from power was the right decision. the men and women who crossed into iraq five years ago removed a tyrant, liberated a country, and rescued millions from unspeakable horrors. >> nob
using the u.n. oil for food program to try to influence countries and companies in an effort to undermine sanctions. america is safer today with saddam hussein in prison. >> that was really the most amazing one. president bush who went to war in defiance of the u.n., went to war in iraq in defiance of the u.n., trying to retroactively convince us that really we only went to war against iraq to protect the integrity of the u.n. oil for food program. we're just taking care of our buddies at...
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luke russert is on capitol hill for us and, luke, give us the thumbnail sketch here. what is in this pledge? >> the pledge has to deal with five other areas. it has to deal with jobs, the economy, reforming congress and congress spending national security and some of the specific things you'll see in this pledge from the republicans today, they'll rule out the following. they want to reduce government spending and go back to 2008 levels that has to do with national security. they want to repeal the national health care law and mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac and they want to make the bush tax cuts permanent. those are some of the main facefa facets and president obama is coming on stage right now and we'll hear from him and his national security speech. >> the president, when you recall when he first went before this world stage basically said to folks there that he knows that there are a lot of expectations accompanying my presidency. let's listen in to hear what his second message is before the u.n. general assembly. >> there are also challenges that we s
luke russert is on capitol hill for us and, luke, give us the thumbnail sketch here. what is in this pledge? >> the pledge has to deal with five other areas. it has to deal with jobs, the economy, reforming congress and congress spending national security and some of the specific things you'll see in this pledge from the republicans today, they'll rule out the following. they want to reduce government spending and go back to 2008 levels that has to do with national security. they want to...
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we had great cooperation with the mlb that helped us and gave us this footage and let us see all the different camera angles, we return again and again to a photograph that would anchor you in meaning as well as illustration. you don't want to illustrate it, but have meaning where 1 and one, word and image don't always add to to two or three. that's what we want. we want that strange and impossible calculus in our lives. >> wha who is the break out commentator: pedro martinez? >> pedro is surprising. he did an unbelievable interview with him and joe torre. they have fandom in the most dramatic way. particularly in the top of the tenth, he is so moving. he knows barry bonds and he is a fan of the giants and know what is it is to be a hispanic america. without the role models and the resistance in baseball is what rewarded that group in the midst of an era where we are talking about against them. i think in some ways it's torre and pedro and howard bryant is great and so is tom and so many people. so are you? >> no, no. >> you don't get the opening statement for nothing, buster. >> far
we had great cooperation with the mlb that helped us and gave us this footage and let us see all the different camera angles, we return again and again to a photograph that would anchor you in meaning as well as illustration. you don't want to illustrate it, but have meaning where 1 and one, word and image don't always add to to two or three. that's what we want. we want that strange and impossible calculus in our lives. >> wha who is the break out commentator: pedro martinez? >>...
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our government has failed us. the republicans' pledge is a plan to stop, stop out-of-control spending and actually reduce the size of our government. >> a government is out of control in washington and we need to rein it in and begin a new drive for a smaller less costly and more accountable government in our nation's capital. these are the things that the american people are demanding and our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done and beginning today. listen, when republicans were in charge of congress we made our fair share of mistakes. i think we've demonstrated over the last 20 months that republicans have heard the american people. when all of us, every single one of us on the house side pose their stimulus bill twice, we began to send a message to the american people we were serious. >> democrats, of course, ripped the pledge to america for containing what they call the same failed ideas from the bush years. >> republicans have made a pledge but it is a pledge to finish the job
our government has failed us. the republicans' pledge is a plan to stop, stop out-of-control spending and actually reduce the size of our government. >> a government is out of control in washington and we need to rein it in and begin a new drive for a smaller less costly and more accountable government in our nation's capital. these are the things that the american people are demanding and our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done and beginning today....
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occasionally one republican will break ranks and help us. what it gets down to, we can count, and we know we don't have 60 votes for our tax position. we want to basically say after the election when we still face a deadline by the end of the year we'll take up all these tax issues. >> however, immediately after the election, the terms of three appointed senators expire from the states of illinois, west virginia, and delaware. if republicans win any of those seats and are seated immediately as expected, the republican filibuster would be harder to overcome. and there is another issue democrats might want to come to grips the popularity of their health care reform law. a recent poll looks like a strong plurality opposes the law, 23% of the opposers think the law did not go far enough. 20% opposed only a few changes. finally today president obama signed into law what may be the last item democrats passed before the mid-term elections, the small business package which includes tax cuts as well as provisions to make loans more availabile. let's
occasionally one republican will break ranks and help us. what it gets down to, we can count, and we know we don't have 60 votes for our tax position. we want to basically say after the election when we still face a deadline by the end of the year we'll take up all these tax issues. >> however, immediately after the election, the terms of three appointed senators expire from the states of illinois, west virginia, and delaware. if republicans win any of those seats and are seated...
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it won't get us there. it won't get us there. it won't get us there. so that's the choice, ohio. do we return to the same poll sthas ran our economy into a ditch. or do we ke moving forward with policies that are slowly pulling us out? do we settle for a slow decline? or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a thriving middle class? we may not be there yet, but we know where this country needs to go. we see a future where we invest in american invasion and american ingenuity. where we export more goods so we create more jobs here at home. i want to see s-- i don't want e electric cars or solar panels made in europe. i want to see them made here in the us of a by american workers. we set a goal to once again have the highestç proportion of the college graduates in the world by 2020. that's why we're revitalizing community colleges like this one. that's why we're reforming our education system based on what works for our children, not what perpetuates the status quo. we see an america where a growing middle sclasz the beating heart of a growing economy. that's why
it won't get us there. it won't get us there. it won't get us there. so that's the choice, ohio. do we return to the same poll sthas ran our economy into a ditch. or do we ke moving forward with policies that are slowly pulling us out? do we settle for a slow decline? or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a thriving middle class? we may not be there yet, but we know where this country needs to go. we see a future where we invest in american invasion and american ingenuity....
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that's what it looks like to use the culture war issue against republicans, to use their own extremism nationally against them locally. the other bit of conventional wisdom democrats appear to be following en masse this year is that democrats can't run on their own record. democrats can't run on what they've accomplished in washington over the last two years. it can't be done. republicans said these elections should be a referendum on president obama. and the people are angry at president obama and at the democrats so therefore since republicans said we should do it that way i guess it will be that way. by and large, democrats appear to have bought into that republican serving spin about these elections instead of fighting it and putting their own framing on things. that's why you see democrats across the country doing anything they can to avoid acknowledging that their district is part of the country. that they are part of a party. they're part of a party that the president is actually the leader of. and he's been doing stuff. democrats, they say you can't run on your record. they say
that's what it looks like to use the culture war issue against republicans, to use their own extremism nationally against them locally. the other bit of conventional wisdom democrats appear to be following en masse this year is that democrats can't run on their own record. democrats can't run on what they've accomplished in washington over the last two years. it can't be done. republicans said these elections should be a referendum on president obama. and the people are angry at president obama...
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and what can each one of us do to help? our discussion with around secretary of education, arne duncan, and leading reformer and chancellor of washington, d.c. schools, michelle rhee, randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial manager of detroit public schools. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. will the house, in this divided campaign season, fall to the gop? if so, what will republicans do in power? this week, republican leaders in the house unveiled their pledge to america, campaign manifesto that's the 2010 version of the gop's contract with america from 1994. the highlights -- extend the bush tax cuts, cut spending, and repeal health care reform. >> our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done and beginning today. >> but the question is, are these new ideas or more of the same? here to debate that question among others, one of the architects of the republican pledge
and what can each one of us do to help? our discussion with around secretary of education, arne duncan, and leading reformer and chancellor of washington, d.c. schools, michelle rhee, randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial manager of detroit public schools. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. will the house, in this divided campaign season, fall to...
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with us tonight, national syndicated radio talk show host bill press. and also john feari republican strategist. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. let's talk first about this pledge. you see in the '90s, you guys, john, you had the quarter america. now is this a cheaper cut now that you've reduced it to a pledge, or is this more serious? i have to give a hard time about that. here's the pledge it's preamble, regarding the policies of the current government, the govern dod not consent an arrogant and out-of-touch government of self-appointed elites makes decisions, issues mandates, and enacts laws without accepting or requesting the input of the many. and of course, what they want to do is they want to cut taxes, cut taxes, repeal the health care bill. the cat's out of the bag. john, is this a good strategy for the midterm, what do you think? >> i think it is and i think that it was there in 1994 and i think that it was very helpful when republicans put out a game plan of what they were going to do. it's good for two reasons. a, it tells the v
with us tonight, national syndicated radio talk show host bill press. and also john feari republican strategist. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. let's talk first about this pledge. you see in the '90s, you guys, john, you had the quarter america. now is this a cheaper cut now that you've reduced it to a pledge, or is this more serious? i have to give a hard time about that. here's the pledge it's preamble, regarding the policies of the current government, the govern dod not consent...
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, but it should never effect us here. forecast, still cloudy and gloomy for much of new england today. that's the worst weather out there. just showers, maybe a thunderstorm or two. temperatures will be cool in boston, nice in d.c. rest of the country, it is very quiet. the weather pattern across the nation looks very quiet this week. all these tropical storms, the billing ones, they are all missing and heading out to the ocean. >> far so good on that front. >>> let's turn to sports. first weekend of the nfl, and it was a big one. last night's game maybe you went to bed early and missed the redskins and cowboys. there is lebron james. last play before the half, take a knee and go into the locker room. tony romo scrambles around, chucks is back to choice, who fumbles the shovel pass. redskins swoop it up. hall goes in, does a flip for a touchdown. redskins up 10-0. end of the fourth quarter, cowboys with a chance. skinup 13-7. this should have been would have been the game-winningse touefch with four seconds left on the cl
, but it should never effect us here. forecast, still cloudy and gloomy for much of new england today. that's the worst weather out there. just showers, maybe a thunderstorm or two. temperatures will be cool in boston, nice in d.c. rest of the country, it is very quiet. the weather pattern across the nation looks very quiet this week. all these tropical storms, the billing ones, they are all missing and heading out to the ocean. >> far so good on that front. >>> let's turn to...
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the people across the street from us in memphis tell us they worship the one true god. i don't have a right to judge that. i can't look inside their heart and see what's they're going. i take it at face value. >> your thoughts on that? >> it doesn't water my down the th and my f my fai belief to concede to somebody else their faith as they see fit. as long as they don't impose it on me. you need to recognize the fundamental christian virtue of humility. we often forget that. pastor jones is ignoring that principle. seems to me he's following bad theology, bad churchmanship, and bad citizenship. >> why are we getting that crusading mentality brought to america both in new york and down in florida? reverend stone, firstment isn't this a recurrence we hoped we were all getting away with -- in many cases generations ago? >> yes, i think so. and, you know, i have a friend in the islamic community, ali. he and i were talking on the phone. and he said it hurts me so much for people to look at me and think i'm un-american. he said i came to america because i love the freedom he
the people across the street from us in memphis tell us they worship the one true god. i don't have a right to judge that. i can't look inside their heart and see what's they're going. i take it at face value. >> your thoughts on that? >> it doesn't water my down the th and my f my fai belief to concede to somebody else their faith as they see fit. as long as they don't impose it on me. you need to recognize the fundamental christian virtue of humility. we often forget that. pastor...
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let me go to ali in tehran for us. let me get your thoughts and what's going on now. >> it was quite an unusual statement he made. he touched on the subject before. he was saying that the u.s. was possibly involved in these attacks to launch a wide scale war in the middle east and boost our economy as we saw the u.s. delegation, british delegation walked out. israeli delegation didn't show up. he's trying to make headlines here again as he is in talking very, very continue verse sal subject. i thought he would be talking about the nuclear issue in israel, but on to september the 11th. >> there are people who say he is driven frankly by a thirst for publicity, that he would rather be infamous than not fams at all. >> he doesn't mind playing the villain when he comes here. he has an audience he panders to in the middle east and iran. >> thank you very much. and that's going to do it for me. we're going to keep our eye on what's happening today in front of the u.n. general assembly. "the dylan ratigan show" is up next. ]
let me go to ali in tehran for us. let me get your thoughts and what's going on now. >> it was quite an unusual statement he made. he touched on the subject before. he was saying that the u.s. was possibly involved in these attacks to launch a wide scale war in the middle east and boost our economy as we saw the u.s. delegation, british delegation walked out. israeli delegation didn't show up. he's trying to make headlines here again as he is in talking very, very continue verse sal...
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thanks for being with us. "countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? pledge this. >> they proposed $4 trillion worth of tax cuts and $16 billion in spending cuts and then they said we're going to somehow magically balance the budget. that's not a serious approach. >> as the president pounds the republicans on the lemon of a pledge, even the gop begins to back down. those weren't plans. they were just measurements. >> once americans understand how big the problem is, then we can begin to talk about potential solutions. >> and it's really a pledge to nowhere. the economic policy institute with an astounding crunch of the numbers. how many jobs would the gop pledge kill off? >>> the new health care metric. the number of americans who think we need more doubles the number who think we need none and why is that poll a secret? let's go to the videotape. >> evolution is a myth and even darwin himself -- >> evolution is a smith. >> you know what? >
thanks for being with us. "countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? pledge this. >> they proposed $4 trillion worth of tax cuts and $16 billion in spending cuts and then they said we're going to somehow magically balance the budget. that's not a serious approach. >> as the president pounds the republicans on the lemon of a pledge, even the gop begins to back down. those weren't plans. they...
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we used to have a simple thing called weight. how much firefighters and apparatus you through at something. we used to knock these things down and force them into each other. yes, it was a horrific kind of wind storm going on, but we had every confidence if given enough people, we brought out seven to ten firefighting companies a day. we're down probably 200 firefighters right now. we believe, given the appropriate response that we should have, we would have got on top of these things. >> what would have been different? obviously you talk about manpower. but give me a better idea of what these budget cuts have meant and in particular how they could have made what happened yesterday any different. i don't know if you had a chance to watch the news conference, but the press pushed hard about the question of budget cuts and they really weren't budging on it. >> well, that's right, but the press is sensitive because some of the press people last night were almost in tears. fire company, whether they're water, calling engines or ladde
we used to have a simple thing called weight. how much firefighters and apparatus you through at something. we used to knock these things down and force them into each other. yes, it was a horrific kind of wind storm going on, but we had every confidence if given enough people, we brought out seven to ten firefighting companies a day. we're down probably 200 firefighters right now. we believe, given the appropriate response that we should have, we would have got on top of these things....
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joe biden said don't compare us to the almighty, compare us to the alternative. this is the alternative. all of their free market ideology which they're happy to talk about in the abstract with the pledge they released today. all of their free market ideology they are so proud to brag of in the abstract, it has consequences in the specific. and specifically what they want to do is take apart social security and medicare and care for veterans. which is all nationalized to a certain degree and which all works. it's all stuff that people really depend on in this country. it's really all working pretty okay. and they are running to dismantle it. the republicans do not put that sort of thing in their pledge. this is what their candidates are really running on. >>> joining us now is iraq veteran, patrick murphy of pennsylvania. congressman murphy, thanks very much for your time tonight. >> thanks, rachel. i appreciate that. >> is privatizing veterans' care as third rail of an issue as i think it is? to me this seems like a positively nuclear proposal. >> absolutely. an
joe biden said don't compare us to the almighty, compare us to the alternative. this is the alternative. all of their free market ideology which they're happy to talk about in the abstract with the pledge they released today. all of their free market ideology they are so proud to brag of in the abstract, it has consequences in the specific. and specifically what they want to do is take apart social security and medicare and care for veterans. which is all nationalized to a certain degree and...
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and them, just us. cooperation. the key to create jobs in this country, healthy business and healthy government. how do we get more of it and less of what we have. a solutions express with the former boss of disney right after this. ♪ [ spits ] ♪ [ thunder crashes ] ♪ [ male announcer ] movies just got more awesome. the new epic 4g lets you download and watch movies on the go at 4g speeds. learn more at sprint.com/epic. deaf, hard-of-hearing and people with speech disabilities, access www.sprintrelay.com. but the financial landscape is still full of uncertainty. in times like these, you need an experienced partner to look out for you. heads up! and after 300 years we have gotten pretty good at that. stay twice... earn a free night! two separate stays at comfort inn or any of these choice hotels can earn you a free night -- only when you book at choicehotels.com. >>> does anybody have a whistle? i think they do. thank you very much. we're looking at the importance of partnerships and how success in
and them, just us. cooperation. the key to create jobs in this country, healthy business and healthy government. how do we get more of it and less of what we have. a solutions express with the former boss of disney right after this. ♪ [ spits ] ♪ [ thunder crashes ] ♪ [ male announcer ] movies just got more awesome. the new epic 4g lets you download and watch movies on the go at 4g speeds. learn more at sprint.com/epic. deaf, hard-of-hearing and people with speech disabilities, access...
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which is not legal use of campaign money. i think she is going to try to just brush that story aside as the typical cross fire that any politician gets into and try to find her way to the middle on some of these policy questions. >> but in 49 days, how much nondamage can she do to herself when as rachel maddow showed these tapes from 1996, there are tape with the senate of the united states, which is what she is, is discussing openly how people shouldn't masturbate. that would seem to be a difficult sell even in delaware. >> she is going to say it was 14 years ago and she won't get in -- she will try to not get into repeating those specifics. that she got into on that taup. and try to say something that sounds, call it religiously high-minded, or that is just kind of general. and probably say something defensive about no one should be pressing me on these kinds of personal issues. she may take what she turned into a punish you've, and now try to play it as a personal issue that should not be questioned in this kind of electio
which is not legal use of campaign money. i think she is going to try to just brush that story aside as the typical cross fire that any politician gets into and try to find her way to the middle on some of these policy questions. >> but in 49 days, how much nondamage can she do to herself when as rachel maddow showed these tapes from 1996, there are tape with the senate of the united states, which is what she is, is discussing openly how people shouldn't masturbate. that would seem to be...
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because frankly they're going to hate us and try to kill us no matter -- >> who? muslims or fundamentalists terrorists? i still can't figure out who hates me. >> good distinction, dylan. i'm certainly not talking about muslims. >> i know you're not. >> i think in this case it could be true. if you were a moderate muslim and saw images of some american christian pastor burning a koran, it could be something that might incite people to become radicalized. my question to this pastor is he just stupid, or is this a shrewd pr move to get publicity? is. >> i'll jump in on this. there's a problem with the media always wanting to tell these stories. once petraeus and others step in, it's a national debate now. but the real thing is -- >> i can tell you, ari. we had our morning meeting at 9:30678 our inclination was not to go near it until petraeus picked it up. we weren't obliged to do so, but it affected our news judgment today. >> yes. when you have the commanding general in afghanistan speak out about book burning and koran burning in the u.s., that changes the story,
because frankly they're going to hate us and try to kill us no matter -- >> who? muslims or fundamentalists terrorists? i still can't figure out who hates me. >> good distinction, dylan. i'm certainly not talking about muslims. >> i know you're not. >> i think in this case it could be true. if you were a moderate muslim and saw images of some american christian pastor burning a koran, it could be something that might incite people to become radicalized. my question to...
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stay with us. financing their fleet, sharing our expertise, and working with people who are changing the face of business in america. after 25 years in the aviation business, i kind of feel like if you're not having fun at what you do, then you've got the wrong job. my landing was better than yours. no, it wasn't. yes, it was. was not. yes, it was. what do you think? take one of the big ones out? nah. ♪ [ upbeat instrumental ] [ rattling ] [ gasps ] [ rattling ] [ laughing ] [ announcer ] close enough just isn't good enough. - if your car is in an accident, - [ laughing continues ] make sure it's repaired with the right replacement parts. travelers. take the scary out of life. >>> our most urgent task is to restore our economy and put the millions of americans who have lost their jobs back to work. we must jump-start industries that create jobs and our dependence on foreign oil. we must unleash the innovation that allows products to roll off the assembly lines and nurture the ideas that string fr
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great to have you both with us. ernest, we'll start with you. >> sure, okay. >> what's difference between what we saw a few hours ago in virginia and the contract for america that gingrich and the guys put out in '94? >> well, of course, i was in congress in 1994. and this is what we're talking about. this is a framed copy of the contract with america version talking about the size of governments, talking about the impact of government regulations. there's certainly some similarities there. but if you look at the plan that i think is a good start from the -- >> is it different, ernie, is it different from what you did in '94. >> it's different in content. i don't think it's different in principle. the principle being that government should get out of the way to let priority sector work. >> what content's different -- >> dipping into politics. excuse me? >> what content is different? >> well, for example, there was a great concern about the level of law and order in the country. and a crackdown on crime and was a par
great to have you both with us. ernest, we'll start with you. >> sure, okay. >> what's difference between what we saw a few hours ago in virginia and the contract for america that gingrich and the guys put out in '94? >> well, of course, i was in congress in 1994. and this is what we're talking about. this is a framed copy of the contract with america version talking about the size of governments, talking about the impact of government regulations. there's certainly some...
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i'm glad you're up with us watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail, waytooearl early@msnbc.com. you can do what oprah and gail do, text your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. i know you're watching, gail. the next few minutes will be the cram session for tuesday, september 14. a lot going on, including new surveillance video of the explosion that leveled an entire neighborhood outside of san francisco last week. plus -- with absolutely no chance to win whatsoever, nancy pelosi's republican opponent goes for shock value, comparing the speaker of the house to the wicked witch of the west. we'll show you the ad in a few minutes. but first, get to the news here live in new york city. voters in seven states and the district of columbia head to the polls to finalize ballots for the november elections. across the country, a theme is playing out where the tea party is hoping to cash in on the anger against the establishment in general. in the delaware republican primary, a new survey shows tea party favor
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i regret having used those words. it's part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about america, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. and many people feel that the iraq adventure, for example, has been one of the less glorious moments. but unless we're able to look and speak truthfully and understand the issues, then the conversation is going to devolve in to a situation where we're not going to be able to work and build bridges towards peace. >> the president, as you know, was pulled in the issue a few weeks ago. but now he's focusing on the economy, fighting to preserve his party's control of congress. president obama unveiled new economic proposals to create jobs and reduce the deficit. they include a permanent tax extension of the tax credit for research and innovation. the elimination of certain corporate tax breaks, implementation of a $50 billion infrastructure spending plan, and an end to bush-era tax cuts for the nation's highest earners. >> we sh
i regret having used those words. it's part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about america, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. and many people feel that the iraq adventure, for example, has been one of the less glorious moments. but unless we're able to look and speak truthfully and understand the issues, then the conversation is going to devolve in to a situation where we're not going to be able to work and build bridges...
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you spread hiv by using condoms? i don't want to underestimate the craziness of the right over the last 20 years. but i feel like she's even on the fringe act of the craziness. >> i guess so. the mouse/human hybrid. i'm defending christine o'donnell on national television. here's what i feel, there isn't that much distance. i mean that as a way of indicting where the republican and conservative coalition is right now as opposed to exculpatory toward christine o'donnell. i think her views are completely zany. i think they're zany in a wam that is unvarnished and out there and amateurishly expressed over this long period of punditry as oppose onned to so far outside the realm of your average -- look at republican house members. they're saying things on the floor of the united states house of republicans all the times that equal maybe not the mouse/human hybrid but other things. >> i have to disagree with you. this is true for sharon fwl tro too. both with angle and o'donnell, when i hear them talking about conservative
you spread hiv by using condoms? i don't want to underestimate the craziness of the right over the last 20 years. but i feel like she's even on the fringe act of the craziness. >> i guess so. the mouse/human hybrid. i'm defending christine o'donnell on national television. here's what i feel, there isn't that much distance. i mean that as a way of indicting where the republican and conservative coalition is right now as opposed to exculpatory toward christine o'donnell. i think her views...
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joining us -- jonathan capehart. our first topic -- they love to hate, joining sarah palin, rush limbaugh and of course, the ever evil fox news as republican enemy number one, the president has made boehner a focal point in recent speeches and tomorrow, an ad slamming the orange man. one focus, boehner's supporting the bush tax cuts to the wealthy. this weekend, boehner suggested he might be willing to compromise. >> if the only option i have is to vote for some of those tax reductions, i'll vote for them, but i've been making a point for mohs that we need to extend the current rates for all americans if we want to get our economy going again and want to get jobs in america. >> jonathan. >> dylan, you know, of course this was the opening at the white house was probably praying for, this idea that john boehner would compromise with democrats over the bush tax cuts and robert gib jumped on it immediately on twitter and this twitter war back and forth between the press secretary b a john boehner over twitter continues u
joining us -- jonathan capehart. our first topic -- they love to hate, joining sarah palin, rush limbaugh and of course, the ever evil fox news as republican enemy number one, the president has made boehner a focal point in recent speeches and tomorrow, an ad slamming the orange man. one focus, boehner's supporting the bush tax cuts to the wealthy. this weekend, boehner suggested he might be willing to compromise. >> if the only option i have is to vote for some of those tax reductions,...
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talked about his drug use. gave him a pass on it. >> this is the point is the conservatives seem to parcel out you know the bad guys in their world and accept anybody that can just win some kind of election or movement even when it's low voter turnout. how are you going to control these people. >> i think what we're going to do -- well, we're not going to control them. this is a movement. that's the beauty of the tea party. this is a real movement. these are people who are angry about the scope of government and said, you people in washington aren't listening to us. you know i read something this weekend, ed, that said, the primaries that we've had through last tuesday, you had 17 million republicans go out and vote and you had 15 million democrats go out and vote. i think if the democrats can't mobilize their base and get people to turn out we're going to trounce the democrats here in washington and i think that's what the tea party have done. they've galvanized people saying that government is not in touch. >
talked about his drug use. gave him a pass on it. >> this is the point is the conservatives seem to parcel out you know the bad guys in their world and accept anybody that can just win some kind of election or movement even when it's low voter turnout. how are you going to control these people. >> i think what we're going to do -- well, we're not going to control them. this is a movement. that's the beauty of the tea party. this is a real movement. these are people who are angry...